Type Statement
Description
Declares a user-defined type.
Syntax
Type userType
field1As type1
field2As type2
...
End Type
where: | is: |
userType | A user-defined type. |
field1 , field2 | The name of a field in the user-defined type. |
type1 , type2 | A data type: Integer, Long, Single, Double, Currency, String, String*length, Variant, or another user-defined type. |
Comments
The user-defined type declared by Type can then be used in the Dim statement to declare a record variable. A user-defined type is sometimes referred to as a record type or a structure type.
field cannot be an array. However, arrays of records are allowed.
The Type statement is not valid inside of a procedure definition. To access the fields of a record, use notation of the form:
recordName.fieldName
To access the fields of an array of records, use notation of the form:
arrayName( index ).fieldName
Example
This example shows a Type and Dim statement for a record. You must define a record type before you can declare a record variable. The subroutine then references a field within the record.
Type Testrecord
Custno As Integer
Custname As String
End Type
Sub main
Dim myrecord As Testrecord
i: myrecord.custname=InputBox("Enter a customer name:")If myrecord.custname="" then
Exit Sub
End If
answer=InputBox("Is the name: " & myrecord.custname_&" correct? (Y/N)")
If answer="Y" or answer="y" then
MsgBox "Thank you."
Else
MsgBox "Try again."
Goto i
End If
End Sub
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